Technology & Engineering

Umbrellas and Their History

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William Sangster


A whimsically serious look at the umbrella and society. (summary by Clarica)

John Gutenberg, First Master Printer: His Acts and Most Remarkable Discourses a…

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Franz Von Dingelstedt


This is a brief sketch of the last years of the life of Johannes (John) Gutenberg, the man who invented the movable letter press. We join hi…

Fires and Fire-Fighters

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John Kenlon


John Kenlon became a New York City firefighter in 1887, and was appointed Fire Chief in 1911. In 1913, he wrote this authoritative book surv…

Seeking a Human Spaceflight Program Worthy of a Great Nation

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Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee and Review Of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee


"The [Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee] shall conduct an independent review of ongoing U.S. human space flight plans a…

Report on Securing and Growing the Digital Economy

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The Commission On Enhancing National Cybersecurity


President Obama formed The President's Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity on April 13, 2016 to develop a plan for protecting cyb…

Little Masterpieces of Science - Invention and Discovery

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George Iles


A collection of essays on various inventions and scientific discoveries, this volume of Little Masterpieces of Science from 1902 includes to…

The Romance of Modern Engineering

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Archibald Williams


As it would be impossible to treat, in the compass of a few hundred pages, all the great engineering feats of modern times without reducing …

Underground London

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John Hollingshead


From the Preface: "This book contains an account, more or less readable, of most things belonging to "Underground London", pa…

Baltimore Hats

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William T. Brigham


It is not impossible that some useful information may be conveyed by this book. Should these pages prove of such service, their cost in labo…

Report to the President by the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Cha…

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Presidential Commission On The Space Shuttle Challenger


Since being sworn in on February 6, 1986, the Commission has been able to conduct a comprehensive investigation of the Challenger accident. …

History of the Johnstown Flood

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Willis Fletcher Johnson


An account of the Johnstown Flood, the most devastating loss of civilian life in the United States prior to the terrorist attacks of Septemb…

The Romance of Mining

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Archibald Williams


Any writer on mining in its general aspect is, when casting about for a starting-point, driven to express what others have said before him-t…

Smithsonian Institution - United States National Museum - Bulletin 240 Contribu…

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Various


Part of the scholarly and scientific publications of the United States National Museum series: United States National Museum Bulletin.In the…

Inventions in the Century

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William Henry Doolittle


The author was an Expert and Patent Solicitor, Ex-Examiner in the Patent Office and AssistantCommissioner of Patents at Washington, Writer o…

Sir Christopher Wren: Scientist, Scholar and Architect

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Lawrence Weaver


This 1923 monograph on the life and work of Sir Christopher Wren was written by Lawrence Weaver, an English architectural writer and editor.…

Pyrotechnics: The History and Art of Firework Making

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Alan St. Hill Brock


Captain St. Hill Brock presents here, in Part I, a brief history of pyrotechnics from origins in the East through the present. Part II delv…

Insomnia Collection Vol. 006

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Various


Drift off to dreamland with excerpts from this vintage collection of books about mechanical and engineering topics. You’ll be sure to snooze…

Rural Improvement

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Frank Albert Waugh


The principles of civic art applied to rural conditions including village improvement and the betterment of the open country. Big issues are…

The Romance of Modern Manufacture

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Charles R. Gibson


Those of us who have grown up with the results of Modern Manufacture around us are apt to miss the romance of the subject. Indeed, it is di…

The Romance of Modern Locomotion

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Archibald Williams


In the following pages we shall peep into the history of typical companies in Great Britain, the United States, and elsewhere; consider the …

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